Law 360

JULY 27, 2023

The head of the Federal Communications Commission told Republican critics on Capitol Hill there was nothing "inappropriate nor unprecedented" about the agency's handling of a now-defunct $8.6 billion merger plan to buy out broadcast chain Tegna.

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MARCH 13, 2024

69, which allows the government to “intercept any information transmitted through any computer resource … in the interest of the sovereignty or integrity of India, the security of the State, friendly relations with foreign States or public order or for preventing incitement to the commission of any cognizable offence.”

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JURIST

APRIL 3, 2021

The Supreme Court Thursday upheld a Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) order making changes to media ownership rules. Overturning a Third Circuit ruling, the Court found that the agency met the necessary procedural requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).

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Law 360

MAY 25, 2023

The Federal Communications Commission faces likely challenges to its authority in hotly contested matters, as experts predict the collapse or curtailing of the U.S. Supreme Court's long-held Chevron doctrine, which gives agencies broad latitude to interpret ambiguous laws.

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Law 360

MAY 2, 2023

The Federal Communications Commission's chair told key House and Senate Republicans that the agency's Media Bureau didn't break its own rules by assigning questions about broadcaster Tegna's $8.6 billion go-private deal to an administrative law judge.

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Law 360

MAY 15, 2023

The Federal Communications Commission's Enforcement Bureau says there's still a chance to resolve two questions FCC staff wants addressed before the agency decides the fate of broadcaster Tegna Inc.'s billion go-private deal with Standard General LP, but time is running short before the acquisition's financing expires.

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Law 360

MARCH 3, 2023

Hedge fund Standard General urged an in-house judge at the Federal Communications Commission late Friday to "immediately" let the full FCC vote on an agency order referring questions tied to its $8.6 billion merger deal with Tegna for an evidentiary hearing.

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Law 360

APRIL 26, 2023

A Democratic senator late Tuesday urged the Federal Communications Commission to fix a "grave injustice" and vote soon on hedge fund Standard General's $8.6

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

A member of the Federal Communications Commission is calling on the agency to investigate Apple's move to stifle an app that would have integrated iMessage and Android messaging and eliminated degradation issues that cause Android messages to show up as hard-to-read green bubble texts and grainy videos on iPhones.

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Law 360

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The Federal Communications Commission is "breaking new legal ground" with its proposed rule to restrict the flow of Chinese-made technologies into the United States, according to a collection of industry groups that aren't sure that the agency has the power to make cybersecurity rules about devices.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The Federal Communications Commission said Friday it has asked an agency administrative law judge to review some legal issues surrounding hedge fund Standard General's proposed $8.6 billion takeover of broadcast chain Tegna.

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JURIST

MARCH 30, 2023

Yesterday, March 30, the Mass Casualty Commission investigating the 2020 Nova Scotia spree shooting released its final report , marking the culmination of a prolonged investigation into Canada’s worst mass shooting and the RCMP’s ignominious response to it. William Hibbitts is JURIST’s Deputy Editorial Director.

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Law 360

MAY 12, 2023

The Federal Communications Commission's Enforcement Bureau on Friday said that a May 10 meeting between executives from Standard General and Tegna and the agency's two Republican commissioners, Nathan Simington and Brendan Carr, to discuss the hedge fund's push for a full FCC vote on its proposed $8.6

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APRIL 4, 2023

The Australian federal government Tuesday banned TikTok on government devices following advice from national intelligence agencies. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus announced that the viral media platform will be prohibited on devices issued by Commonwealth departments and agencies.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Scam robocallers are using an ever-increasing variety of tricks to maneuver around attempted crackdowns by state and federal law enforcement officials around the country and steal from vulnerable people, reports Pew Stateline. In 2021 so far, the FCC has received about 152,000 informal consumer complaints about unwanted calls.

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Mondaq

JUNE 27, 2022

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) heard from key stakeholders about innovations in Internet security, giving the agency a lot to chew on as it evaluates next steps and its role.

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The Crime Report

MARCH 31, 2022

22 states have signed memoranda of understanding with the Federal Communications Commission that will strengthen partnerships with law enforcement in the battle against spoofing and robocalls that try to trick recipients into buying unneeded products or services, reports Pew Stateline.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

837 (1984), courts must defer to a federal agency’s reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous statute that the agency is charged with administering, even if they are inclined to rule another way. According to the First Circuit, the rule is a permissible exercise of the agency’s authority. Raimondo , the D.C.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Tuesday denied China Telecom Corporation’s challenge to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) order revoking the Chinese state-owned telecommunications company’s authority to operate in the US.

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FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

He also noted that the VSD “does not supplant existing obligations to report to appropriate regulatory agencies, nor is it intended to alter those existing practices and channels of communication.” She also hinted that such notices may become more common following the 2021 AMG v.

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Diane Drain

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The first rule, issued in October 2020 , focuses on debt collection communications and clarifies the FDCPA’s prohibitions on harassment and abuse, false or misleading representations, and unfair practices by debt collectors when collecting consumer debt. The new rules limit what they can do and the consequences of their bad behavior.

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Intelligize Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission is getting in on the act, too. The agency announced settlements and sanctions in September alone against a trio of companies for $225,000, $375,000 and $10 million. In January, the commission settled with J.P. The SEC kept the ball rolling in 2024.

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The Crime Report

MAY 4, 2021

A Federal Communication Commission (FCC) order to cap phone rates for incarcerees is “too little…for too few,” say supporters of the Prison Phone Justice campaign. At the same time, I wish the agency could have gone further.”. It’s breaking up families and pillaging communities,”. photo by muckrock via Flickr.

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JURIST

AUGUST 21, 2023

Under this provision, upon the orders of or with the consensus of the pertinent federal or provincial authorities, the military may be enabled to engage in endeavours, whether direct or indirect, pertaining to the progress and promotion of the nation’s development and policy concerns.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Issue : Whether a state workers’ compensation law that applies exclusively to federal contract workers who perform services at a specified federal facility is barred by principles of intergovernmental immunity, or is instead authorized by 40 U.S.C. Federal Trade Commission. Environmental Protection Agency.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 4, 2021

Lynch was speaking a session convened to discuss the findings of the National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice (NCCCJ), launched last July to assess the impact of the coronavirus on the American justice system. A lack of transparency and communication undermined effective responses to the disease.

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The Crime Report

MAY 20, 2021

Although the Federal Communications Commission is poised to reduce out-of-state phone call rates in major prisons and jails by more than 30 percent, its latest attempt to bring down high calling costs–said to hit Black inmates particularly hard–the agency is still curtailed in how much it can regulate prison call rates due to a 2017 U.S.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 18, 2019

One thousand days into the Trump administration, the federal government has attacked science 249 times—or roughly once every four days. Federal entries in the Silencing Science Tracker broken out by agency. But other agencies are not immune to attacks on science. in the Tracker.

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The Crime Report

MARCH 21, 2023

The three insinuated that communication between the Manhattan DA and the DOJ would be a kind of collusion and demanded all communications between the two agencies. Rolling Stone’s Charisma Madarang reported in February that Federal prosecutors are hoping to use the exception to compel testimony from Corcoran.

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Broadcast Law Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2022

The email states that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an advisory expressing concern that there is a vulnerability in the code used by the system that can be used by remote attackers. We wrote more about the bill and its impact this week on our Broadcast Law Blog.

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Broadcast Law Blog

MARCH 23, 2022

First, on candidate ads, we’ve written many times before that Section 315 of the Communications Act prohibits broadcasters from censoring the content of candidate ads. As we have written before (see our articles here and here ), do we really want a government agency deciding the truth or falsity of political speech?

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

In most state and federal prisons, a person held in solitary confinement is allowed regular access to physical activity. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. 22-714 Issues : (1) Whether Securities and Exchange Commission v. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. ” Cohen v. Apple, Inc. Chenery Corp.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 21, 2022

Wire transfer fraud involves any plan to defraud someone through electronic communications for financial gain. Considered a federal crime, it may include multiple airwave or cable communication, utilizing phone lines, text messaging, email, and even social media platforms. According to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

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Customs & International Trade Law

JULY 1, 2022

International Trade Commission gave notice that it has received a complaint entitled Certain Mobile Electronic Devices, DN 3625; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant’s filing pursuant to the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Share Even before taking office, President Joe Biden pledged to reshape the federal judiciary. In a December 2020 letter, during his presidential transition, he asked Democratic senators to recommend public defenders and civil rights lawyers, who have generally been underrepresented on the federal bench, for judgeships.

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LawTechnologyToday

APRIL 11, 2023

It may be subject to federal and state regulations, as well as lawsuits from customers or employees whose information was compromised in the breach. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires businesses to implement reasonable security measures to prevent identity theft and other forms of cyber attacks.

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The Crime Report

JULY 19, 2021

In America, watchdogs, advocates, and lawmakers alike have all reached a similar conclusion — prison is a challenging place for individuals with developmental disorders or communication differences, according to The Marshall Project and Spectrum News. Survey data from the U.S. In addition, a 2012 study of 431 male prisoners in the U.S.

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